Violet Grohl has a new single, a debut album in the vault, and a origin story that only makes sense if your dad is Dave Grohl. The singer-songwriter stopped by Radio X’s The Evening Show with Dan O’Connell to talk about ‘595’, a heavy, desert-rock track inspired by a vintage sex phone line t-shirt she ordered on Etsy. Her dad opened the package, quietly hid the shirt in his studio for months, and inadvertently handed her a song concept. The track pulls lines directly from the shirt’s ad copy, and the result is exactly as compelling as that sounds.
Her debut album ‘Be Sweet To Me’ was recorded in late 2024 with producer Justin Raisen, drawing on a reference playlist anchored by Soundgarden, the Breeders, Cocteau Twins, and Goldfrapp. Grohl has been sitting on the finished record since then, getting logistics in place while the singles roll out. With ‘595’ now out alongside earlier single “THUM,” the album’s arrival is getting closer, and the foundation it’s built on makes a strong case for paying close attention.
Watch the interview here.